Crossing The Street and Playtime

At least one of the fledglings is crossing the Henry Hudson Parkway on a regular basis now.  It’s a little scary to watch.  Sometimes the crossings are a high flight, but on Friday one of the crossings was a hop up onto a guard rail of an off ramp and then a low flight across the highway.

The fledglings were very active in the afternoon.  Chasing squirrels, playing with sticks and chasing each other.  The boat basin was a hawk nursery school for the day. 

While there were lots of people out on the extended holiday weekend, they generally did a good job of keeping their distance from the hawks.  Thanks everyone!

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The fledgling is in the light circle, having flown across the highway.
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Just after this picture was taken, the bird jumped up on the guard rail and flew across the highway.
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